voyageurs

Variant of voyageur

voyageur definition

voya·geur (vwȧ yȧ z̸hër′)

noun pl. voyageurs -·geurs′ (-z̸hër′)

in Canada,
  1. a person who transported goods and men by boat to trading posts for the fur companies
  2. any woodsman or boatman of the Canadian wilds

Etymology: Fr, traveler

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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